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Bedford Creative Arts to take part in Nationwide Art Project to celebrate the centenary of the women’s vote Bedford Creative Arts is delighted to announce our support for PROCESSIONS, a mass participation artwork to mark the centenary of the Representation of the People Act, which gave the first British women the right to vote. PROCESSIONS

Last month, a film crew from our Clubhouse funders, The Health Lottery, came to have a sneak peak at our Clubhouse film-set and hang out with our resident filmmakers on Chester & Carlisle Roads Bedford. Despite the rain, they’ve made a rather lovely film about the project… and here it is!

We are delighted to announce that we have remained one of Arts Council England’s National Portfolio Organisations For 2018-22 Bedford Creative Arts is pleased to announce it has been successful in retaining its NPO (National Portfolio Organisation) status with Arts Council England. This is a big achievement for the charity and means it will expect to

On Friday the 30th of September, Bedford had its first Open Space Conference. An Open Space Conference has no set agenda, as the attendees create it as the event progresses in relation to the main topic of the day. In this case, we were asking ‘What are we going to do about Cultural Education in

Sunday Art Fair was always on the list for a look-see during Frieze week. It’s refreshing in its no-nonsense presentation of new and emerging artists from around the world. There’s no glamour, no fashion, no ‘stars’ cruising the aisles as you see at Frieze, but that is its beauty for me. The art is unhindered,

Last night saw the first choir rehearsal for the new and upscaled performance of An Anthology of All Things. The original work was written and performed in collaboration with the public focusing on the universal themes of Love, Death, Childhood and Religion. Composer Johnny Parry was thrilled to discover that the work of the Bedford project

An Anthology of All Things is back and needs you! As you may remember four years ago BCA commissioned Johnny Parry to write a new suite of songs, for an ambitious ‘Anthology of All Things’ and collected lyrics within the universal themes of Love, Death, Childhood and Religion from the Bedfordshire community. The work has

Due to a trademark issue we will be changing our name and will be known as Bedford Creative Arts whilst continuing the evolution of the organisation. Our new website and brand identity have made interacting with us more accessible and open and we will continue to further our relationships with our communities, artists and partners. We

This is a talk given by Elly Hudson, assistant producer intern at Bedford Creative Arts at Bedford Cultural Education Partnership event on May 24 2016 at The University of Bedfordshire. Elly related her experiences of the arts in school and how the arts have shaped her choices and her future. Elly’s experience highlights how important the access to